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LD POINT COM- 
FORT is a name to 
conjure with. For 
many a day, in fact 
for all time since our 
first settlers found 
this spitof land mak- 
ing a sheltered bight in the wide 
sweep of the bay, it has been 
a place of cheer with a steadily 
increasing popularity as a 
favored spot for those seeking 
rest and recreation. To its 
natural charms is added the ro- 
mance of history and the echoes 
of our Nation's life during its 
earlier and later struggles. 




OUR Atlantic sea coast has fine highways opening into 
it from the ocean, and of all of these there is none 
finer than where Cape Charles and Cape Henry draw 
apart and give admission to Hampton Roads, where the 
waters of the James River and of Chesapeake Bay meeting 
and mingling are never free from white sails and trails of 
smoke, and where during every daylight hour there is spread 
a moving picture of blue sea with passing sail and steam- 
craft. It was this path that our first settlers took into the 
New World, and from their time on it has been gathering 
history and growing in interest, till now it is as rich in both 
as it is in natural beauty. 



THERE is a certain charm in being in the vicinity of an 
army post. At Old Point Comfort you live in one. 
Your hours are marked off by bugle notes, and you 
learn to walk to the time of martial music. Fort Monroe is 
the banner fort of the country for size as well as for a certain 
citadel effect that has caused it to be compared in appear- 
ance to a walled town of the Orient. 




EIGHTY acres are enclosed in the ramparts of granite 
rising thirty-five feet in height about the irregular- 
shaped field, where the ancient live oaks have plenty 
of room to reach out their gnarled branches. Under their 
storied shade there is a delicious atmosphere of South-calm 
full of a peace that is curiously out of touch with the warlike 
character the place might be supposed to show. 




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HAT has made Old Point Comfort so exceedingly- 
favored as an all-year-round resort and playground, 
and built up the famous hotel life here, is, even 
more than the situation amid so much beauty and scenes of 
interest, its exceptional climate. The winters here are mild 
with but little freezing weather. It is on the threshold of the 
Southland, but the ocean tempers the summer heat, and 
the winter breezes are robbed of their severity by the Gulf 
Stream which here reaches its closest proximity to the coast. 










ON many a sunny mid-winter day the hotel guests sit 
out in the open, breathing in the pure air that is 
without a touch of sharpness, for it is rare indeed 
that its freshness gets beyond being more than a tonic for 
jaded nerves, and winter or summer out-of-door life may be 
enjoyed to the fullest extent. Time never hangs heavy at 
Old Point, for winter or summer one may sail, drive or play 
golf in a climate which has no extremes. 




REQUENTLY the 
white warships of 
modern times float 
into Hampton Roads, which is 
a rendezvous of the North 
Atlantic Squadron, and the 
graceful and serene battleships 
tugging lazily at their anchors 
— within shouting distance, as 
it has been expressed, of the hotels — add their complement 
of naval officers to make the place still gayer with uniforms 
and clever men on those festive nights when Old Point 
Comfort is given up to music and dancing. 






AND where else in America do the old associations 
crowd in upon the memory with such richness and 
fascination ? Here over these waters, in the spring 
of 1607, came three little vessels from England, which took 
their way up the James, bringing the first permanent settlers 
of our country. Here later came an English war fleet, which 
made it hot for the descendants of these same first settlers. 
Here in later days came the " Merrimac," triumph of a skill 
born of necessity, and here she sank the gallantly fought 
" Cumberland," and then saw coming up the strait, between 
the two capes named for the sons of the English king, the 
avenger, "Monitor," and changed all ideas of naval warfare. 







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THE HOTELS AT OI 



THE hotels atOld Point Comfort have long been favorites 
with the American public. The Chamberlin is with- 
out its equal among resort hotels in Europe or 
America, for beauty of location, superb architectural arrange- 
ments and perfect appointments. It was planned, built, 
and furnished with princely lavishness. While it has the 
majestic proportions of a palace, its interior color tones, 
arrangement and furnishings lend the charm of hospitable 
informality. The Hygeia, which is under the same manage- 
ment, is one of the best known resort hotels in America. 
It is open from May to November, and the Chamberlin from 
November to May each year. 




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The Hygeia 



AT few resorts is there a more agreeable mingling of 
congenial people drawn from all the country North, 
South, and West, and the same enjoyable interchange 
of thought and ideas between those from far-apart regions. 
At Old Point the old families appear year after year. At 
times the Northern element predominates, and at others the 
Southern and Western elements are in force ; but there is 
always enough variety among the guests, with the presence 
of the army and navy contingents, and the foreigners who 
make this one of the places to be surely seen while in 
America, to give the place an air of cosmopolitanism which 
distinguishes it from the less pretentious resorts. 




OLF is exceed- 
ingly popular 
all the year 
around at Old Point Comfort, 
the nine hole course of the Hampton 
Golf and Country Club (member of the U. S. 
Golf Association) is kept in excellent shape, 
and privileges are accorded guests of the 
hotels upon payment of a small fee. The 
links overlook the sea, and are in charge of 
a competent professional. 




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THE Golf Club House is an 
attractive little structure, 
hospitable within and 
without. There is a large re- 
ception room made cheery on 
chilly days by the roaring wood 
fire in a generous fireplace. Ex- 
cellently arranged locker rooms 
for ladies and gentlemen, a well 
appointed cafe for the men, and 
a tea room for the ladies are 
features of the club house. On 
Saturday afternoons the or- 
chestra from the hotels adds 
to the enjoyment of visitors and 
players. 





ONE has not to go far at Old Point for variety, whether 
it be the ocean side where the surf pounds boister- 
ously upon the beach, the delightful walks near the 
hotels, or the quiet bays of Old Hampton with its Soldiers' 
Home, its Industrial School and Colonial Church. 





NORFOLK, which is the Southern terminus of the New 
York line of the Old Dominion Steamship Company, 
is one of the most thriving cities of the South, and 
the chief commercial city of Virginia. From the tourist's 
standpoint it is exceedingly interesting. Its colonial church, 
its splendid hotels, its public buildings, the great Govern- 
ment Navy Yard across the river at Portsmouth, its enor- 
mous wharves, and other features will well repay a visit. 



THE Old Dominion Line's new steamers which run up 
the James to Richmond pass on the way places of the 
greatest historical interest and spots that should not 
be overlooked. "In kingdoms," says Bacon, " the first 
foundation or plantation is of more noble dignity and merit 
than all that followeth." The first foundation and plantation 
of this vast country was at Jamestown in the proud State of 
Virginia, and the visitor at Old Point is rightly moved when 
he boards the staunch steamer starting from in front of the 
hotels and bound for the Virginian capital city, and leaves it 
at the "Cradle of the Republic." It is a beautiful sail up 
an historic stream, and by old and stately mansions that 
were the country homes of a cultured and courtly race. 



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CONSIDERED from any point of view Richmond is 
an attractive place, with a spring, autumn, and 
winter climate equally delightful. The State Capitol, 
surrounded by a natural park of twelve acres, crowns 
an eminence in the centre of the city. Within the park 
is also located the Governor's mansion and a superb 
monument of Washington, and statues of Henry Clay and 
Stonewall Jackson. There are many points of interest in 
Richmond, including the old Jeff Davis mansion, known as 
the White House of the Confederacy; the site of Libby 
Prison, Castle Thunder, and other buildings made famous 
by the civil war. Hollywood cemetery, one of the most 
beautiful cities of the dead, contains the graves of eleven 
thousand Confederates, and ex-Presidents Monroe and Tyler 
and General Robert E. Lee. The country about Richmond 
is so fertile with historical reminiscences that one may 
spend a week or a month in driving over the famous battle- 
fields near the city. 



WASHINGTON has been so often described that its 
chief points of interest are thoroughly familiar to 
all. One must visit it, however, to fully appreciate 
its peculiar attractiveness and the multitude of its charms. 
It can be compared to no other American city, because none 
is like it. It has been likened to a happy blending of Paris, 
Berlin and Vienna, but those who know it best know it to be 
more beautiful and more enjoyable than any of the European 
capitals. 





THE only opportunity of an all-water trip between New 
York and the National Capital is offered by the Old 
Dominion Steamship Company. The route is from the 
Metropolis to Norfolk or Old Point Comfort upon the express 
steamships of the line, and thence up the Chesapeake and 
the historic Potomac upon the steamers of the Norfolk and 
Washington Steamship Company. Washington is becoming 
more popular and more interesting with each succeeding 
season. The delightful tours of the Old Dominion Steam- 
ship Company, taking the traveler there and back through a 
most interesting historical region, and under conditions 
of the greatest comfort, have justly become exceedingly 
popular. 



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'OR the tourist who 
wants to know the 
South, for those 
who seek the pleasant 
society and restfulness 
found at Old Point Com- 
fort and Virginia Beach, 
for the business man on 
the lookout for new fields 
of enterprise in a growing 
district, and for the sportsman, the Old Dominion liners 
offer a quick, pleasant passage to the Hampton Roads region. 
The company has laid out its routes up the tributaries of the 
Roads, and its smaller steamers, running in connection with 
the liners, penetrate far into the Virginian country. No 
trimmer, better-manned steamers than those going about 
the Roads, up the James, and on through the smaller rivers, 
are to be found in the land, and no finer courtesy than is the 
rule on their decks. 







THE Old Dominion Steamship Company operates, be- 
tween New York and Old Point Comfort and Norfolk, 
a line of steamers that are floating hotels planned for 
comfort and ease, with spacious saloons and staterooms and 
decks, luxurious fittings, capital service, and a table that 
would make the voyager hungry if the sea air did not. 

The management has long since accomplished their 
ambition of making their line unsurpassed in America as a 
means of transportation. With this idea they have built 
ships in which there has been nothing spared. The "Jeffer- 
son," " Hamilton," " Princess Anne" and "Jamestown " 
are superb vessels, staunch, elegant, and clean and fast 
sailers. A spirit that seems to animate all those connected 
with them is that of a close attention to details in things 
great and small that affect the well-being, safety, and comfort 
of the passenger. 



OLD DOMINION 
STEAMSHIP COMPANY 



(ORGANIZED 1867) 



MAIN LINE DIVISION 

Longest DAILY Water Line in the World 

Sailing from NEW YORK, daily, except Sunday, for 

OLD POINT COMFORT NORFOLK 

PORTSMOUTH NEWPORT NEWS 

RICHMOND, VA. WASHINGTON, D. C. 

Sailing from NORFOLK for NEW YORK, daily, except Sunday 



CONNECTIONS WITH RAIL AND WATER LINES FOR ALL POINTS IN 
SOUTH AND WEST. THROUGH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHECKS 



VIRGINIA DIVISION 

Steamers operate on waters of Hampton Roads, James, Back, 

Poquosin, East, Ware, North, Severn and 

Nansemond Rivers 

NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION 

Steamers operate on Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds, Neuse, 

Pamlico, Pungo and Tar Rivers 



General Offices : 81-85 Beach St., New York, N. Y. 

W. L. GUILLAUDEU, President H. B. WALKER, Traffic Manager 

J. J. BROWN, General Passenger Agent 



M. B. CROWELL, General Agent, Norfolk, Va. 

JOHN F. MAYER, Agent, Richmond, Va. 



Frank Presbrey Co., New Yen 



OLD DOMINION LINE 



NEW STEAMERS 



"BERKELEY" 

"BRANDON" 





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Nigtii Line Between Norfolk and Richmond 

Leaving Norfolk every night at 7 o'clock 
Leaving Richmond every night at 7 o'clock 



M. B. CROWKI.L, 

General Agent, Norfolk, Va. 
H. B. WALKER, 

Traffic Manager 



JOHN. F. MAYER, 

Agent, Richmond, Va. 
J. J. BROWN, 
General Passenger Agent 



General Offices: 81-85 Beach St.. New York. N.Y. 



NEW JAMES RIVER SERVICE 



THE " Berkeley," the second of the two magnificent new 
steamers which have been in course of construction for the 
Old Dominion Steamship Company, was placed in the 
Norfolk-Richmond service June 13th- She joins her sister 
vessel " Brandon " in a nightly service on the |ames River. 

This improvement covers a long-felt want, as it offers to 
business men and the traveling public in general the opportunity to 
spend the day in one of the cities, board the steamer in early 
evening, and, after a restful night, amid comfort and luxury, 
awake to find the quiet waters of the river traversed and another 
city reached. 

The new steamers " Berkeley " and " Brandon " are single 
screw boats, 213 feet long, breadth of beam 36 feet, depth of 
hold 1 7 feet, and have accommodations for fifty-four first-class 
and forty-eight steerage passengers. 

The running time between Norfolk and Richmond is about 
eleven hours, and the steamers are operated on a night schedule. 

Through passengers, either from New York for Richmond or 
from Richmond for New York, without increased fare, have an 
all-day stop-over at Norfolk, Old Point, or Virginia Beach before 
continuing their journey. 



LOCAL FARES 



Between Richmond and Norfolk 

" Newport New: 
" Old Point 
Hampton 
" Baltimore 
" Washington 



$2.50 
2.50 
2.50 
2.50 

4.00 
4.00 



Round trip fare between Richmond and Norfolk, #4.50. Time 
limit, 10 days. 

Above fares include stateroom berth between Norfolk and 
Richmond. 

Meals, Table d'hote, 50c. 

BETWEEN NEW YORK AM) RICHMOND 

All water .... so. 00. Limit, 3 days, 

round trip . . 14. 00. " 3<> 

[ncluding meals and stateroom berth. 



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